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Anchorage, Alaska

Burial Spirit Houses

Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.
Waitomo, New Zealand

Waitomo Glowworm Caves

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.
Saturnia, Italy

Terme di Saturnia

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.
Turin, Italy

Medieval Village

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.
Ribadeo, Spain

Playa de las Catedrales

Natural stone arches form a walkable "cathedral" at low tide, then disappear entirely when the water returns.
Dzitnup, Mexico

Cenote Xkeken

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.
Zunil, Guatemala

Las Fuentes Georginas

Volcanically heated hot springs.
Balestrino, Italy

Balestrino Ghost Village

Abandoned medieval hill town.
Bassenge, Belgium

Tower of Eben-Ezer

A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.
Asturias, Spain

Villa Excelsior

An abandoned Indian-inspired mansion.
Stockholm, Sweden

Pionen Data Center

The internet as provided by a James Bond villain.
Dresden, Germany

Kunsthofpassage Singing Drain Pipes

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.
Gryfino, Poland

Crooked Forest

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.
Fort Bragg, California

Glass Beach

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.
San Blas, Mexico

Playa Hermosa

A wild Hollywood resort thwarted by mosquitoes.
Dripping Springs, Texas

Hamilton Pool

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.
Fraser Island, Australia

Lake McKenzie / Boorangoora

The only pollutant in the clear blue water is sunscreen.
Yagodninsky District, Russia

Kadykchan

Siberian ghost town built by gulag prisoners.
Cornwall, England

Lost Gardens of Heligan

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
Volendam, Netherlands

Cigar Band House

Mosaics created from 11 million cigar bands.
Cerro de Pasco, Peru

San Pedro Cemetery of Ninacaca

A colorful Peruvian city of the dead.
Puerto Ayora, Ecuador

The Cracks - Las Grietas

These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand

Takapō (Lake Tekapo)

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.
Alcobaça, Portugal

Tomb of Inês de Castro

The corpse bride of Portugal.